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Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee (Exodus 20:12). The first four commands of the decalogue are commands related to our dealings with God. And right after these, the first command that continues the rest of the commands, related to our human relationship is our relationship with parents. This is …

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8). The fourth commandment is about the sabbath day. Not only is it about the sabbath day, but in the command also, we see something about work: “Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work.” (v.9). These words indicate the necessity of work. The first humans were mandated to work. Work is ordained by …

The third commandment—thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain (Exodus 20:3) — essentially teaches reverence for  God. Implied in the commandment is a relationship between the Lawgiver and the recipients. In the words “the name of the LORD thy God”, God identifies himself as the God of the Jews. And the Jews, God, their God. If we identify God …